Ten Oaks

Ten Oaks
Ten Oaks in 2014
Ten Oaks is located in Alabama
Ten Oaks
Ten Oaks is located in the United States
Ten Oaks
Location805 Pelham Road South, Jacksonville, Alabama
Coordinates33°48′32″N 85°45′44″W / 33.80889°N 85.76222°W / 33.80889; -85.76222
Area4.9 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1856 (1856)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.01001298[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 2001

Ten Oaks, also known as the Peyton Rowan House, is a historic mansion in Jacksonville, Alabama, U.S..

History

The house was built in 1856 for James Madison Crook.[2] It was designed in the Italianate architectural style.[2] In October 1864, in the midst of the American Civil War, Confederate general P. G. T. Beauregard visited the house.[2] A historical marker about the visit was added outside the house in 1970.[2]

In 1865, the house was purchased by Major Peyton Rowan, who lived there with his wife, the former Miss Forney, and their four children, John Forney, Sallie Lorene, Mary Emma and George Hoke.[2] Rowan was a merchant and Mason; the family lived in the house until 1906.[2] It was later inherited by their granddaughter Anne and her husband, T. Weller Smith.[2]

The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 29, 2001.[3]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ten Oaks". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "Ten Oaks". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 27, 2017.


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